Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Respected Sri MN Namboodiriji, Thank you very much for your help. Ravi ---- Forwarded message from Sri MN Namboodiriji follows ------------- Dear Ravi Om Maatre namah Regarding your post in the Advaita list on ‘vairochaniim’: As I had mentioned in an earlier email to you a few days ago (sent to miinalochani), Durga suktam is contained in Mahanarayana upanishad (also known as Yajniki Upanishad). This upanishad is the last prasna or prapathaka in Taittiriya Aranyaka (belonging to the Krsna Yajurveda). The RK Math publication on this has commentary by Sw. Vimalananda who gives a brief explanation of each mantra in sanskrit. These sanskrit commentaries are not apparently direct quotations from earlier masters, but he says that he that he has consulted the commentaries on Taittiriya aranyaka by SaayaNa and Bhattabhaaskara. I reproduce below the commentary for the second mantra in Durga suktam. I have not signed up on this elist, so I am sending this to you. If this is useful, please do post it: taamagnivarNaa.n tapasaa jvalantii.n vairochanii.n karmaphaleshhu jushhTaam.h . durgaa.n deviim sharaNamahaM prapadye sutarasi tarase namaH .. 2.. commentary: jyotiruupaam tapassaamarthyena diipyamaanaam vividharochanasya arthaat naanaaruupeNa aavirbhavatah devasya svabhuutaam paraprakrtiruupaam karmasu tatphaleshu cha saamarthyaadhaayakatveNa sthitaam taam durgaam deviim aham sharaNam prapadye | he sutarasi tarasvini taraNakushale tvameva asmaan samsaaragartaat sushhTu taarayasi | tasyai tubhyam namah astu | vairochaniim – belonging to him who shines variously through manifestations I take refuge in Her, the Goddess Durga, who is fiery in lustre andd radiant with ardency, who is the power belonging to the Supreme who manifests Himself manifoldly, who is the Power residing in actions and their fruits rendering them efficacious (or the Power that is supplicated to by devotees for the fruition of their work). O Godess skilled in saving, Thou takest us across difficulties excellently well. Our salutations to Thee! Regards. MN Namboodiri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Please see Jaldhar Vyas' post which gives the commentary from sAyana and bhaTTa bhAskara. http://www.escribe.com/religion/advaita/m14431.html Ravi , "Ravi" <ravi@a...> wrote: > ---- Forwarded message from Sri MN Namboodiriji follows ------------ - > > jyotiruupaam tapassaamarthyena diipyamaanaam vividharochanasya arthaat > naanaaruupeNa aavirbhavatah devasya svabhuutaam paraprakrtiruupaam > karmasu tatphaleshu cha saamarthyaadhaayakatveNa sthitaam taam durgaam > deviim aham sharaNam prapadye | he sutarasi tarasvini taraNakushale > tvameva asmaan samsaaragartaat sushhTu taarayasi | tasyai tubhyam namah > astu | > > > vairochaniim – belonging to him who shines variously through > manifestations > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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